• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.73-82
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• 2011

This study was performed to analysis the influence of smoke alarm detector on evacuation safety in housing fire. The analysis was conducted by CFAST fire simulation program and building EXODUS evacuation program. The effects of the earlier response time on evacuation safety were investigated by using evacuation simulation program with several steps of different response time and smoke alarm activation time for 4 occupants. The smoke detecter was activated 37.1 second after fire. The first two mortuary were occurred for 170 seconds of response time at the end of living room near exit. But for the 37.1 seconds of response time 4 occupants evacuated safely. From this study, the fire alarm detector is more important for safety evacuation in housing fire.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.20 no.2 s.62
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• pp.8-13
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• 2006

Numerical simulations were carried out for a fire in a clean room to confirm needs of a smoke control system and a sprinkler system, and to investigate a possible smoke spread-out. For a 1 MW methanol fire in a space of $39m{\times}13m$ floor and 4 m high, smoke spread-out was scrutinized for failure of the sprinkler system and/or the smoke control system. It was shown that the smoke control system removes smoke safely without the sprinkler system and that the sprinkler system is required to suppress smoke generation and spread of the fire, and to remove the smoke quickly. It was also confirmed that highly reliable sprinkler heads and automatic fire detection system are required for the sprinkler and smoke control systems.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.109-116
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• 2012

A vent-relief valve performs as a safety-valve assembly for liquid propellant feeding system of space launch vehicle, which relives pressurant propellant tanks during the filling and the flight. At vent mode, valve is opened and closed by driving pneumatic pressure, and at relief mode, valve is automatically operated to set relief pressure. In this study, we have analyzed a basic layout of vent-relief valve which is designed using foreign LVs(Saturn) to satisfy requirements of Korean Space Launch Vehicle. The simulation model of vent-relief valve is designed by using the AMESim code to verify design parameters and evaluate pneumatic behaviors of valve. In this study, we performed dynamic characteristic simulations on design parameters. And we could predict opening/closing time and pressures, operating performances on design parameters. Using this results, we could suggest detail design and boundary conditions of design.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.69-78
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• 2010

In this study, Fire Hazards were evaluated through computer simulation using FDS program for an apartment fire accident. The results of fire simulation showed that the maximum heat release rate in the case of no sprinklers activation was 7,700 kW which was about 16 times of that in the case of sprinklers activation, 497 kW and there was a very high fire hazard due to the backdraft phenomenon when the door of fire room was forced to open. Regarding the hazard time of fire room temperature and detection time of detectors, available evacuation time was 32.5 seconds of minimum to 53.5 seconds of maximum. In the case of sprinklers activation, fire hazard in the apartment was showed to be very low due to the fire control by the spray cooling of sprinklers. This study shows that what a important function for fire safety is the activations of fire sprinkler system and emergency alarm system and what a large loss can cause if these systems don’t activate in fire accidents.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.35-42
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• 2020

The accurate prediction of fire detector activation time is required to ensure the reliability of fire modeling during the safety assessment of performance-based fire safety design. The main objective of this study is to determine the activation temperature and the response time index (RTI) of a fixed heat detector, which are the main input factors of a fixed-temperature heat detector applied to the fire dynamics simulator (FDS), a typical fire model. Therefore, a fire detector evaluator, which is a fire detector experimental apparatus, was applied, and 10 types of domestic fixed-temperature heat detectors were selected through a product recognition survey. It was found that there were significant differences in the activation temperature and RTI among the detectors. Additionally, the detector activation time of the FDS with the measured DB can be predicted more accurately. Finally, the DB of the activation temperature and RTI of the fixed-temperature heat detectors with reliability was provided.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.359-364
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• 2002

산업안전 보건법에서 유해ㆍ위험한 작업을 필요로 하거나 동력에 의하여 작동하는 기계기구로서 유해ㆍ위험방지를 위해 방호조치가 필요한 기계기구 및 설비에 대하여는 방호장치의 설치를 의무화하고 있고 근로자의 안전을 위하여 작업상 필요한 보호구에 대해서는 신규, 수거, 부분검정을 통해 성능검정을 받도록 하는 검정제도를 의무화하고 있다. 그리고 선반, 컨베이어 등과 같은 산업용 기계류나 해외에서 안전인증획득을 목표로 하는 제품 및 재해예방에 기여할 수 있다고 인정되는 제품 등에 대하여 제품의 구조ㆍ성능 그리고 재료의 안전성에 대한 심사ㆍ시험 및 검사 등을 통하여 안전증표의 사용을 인증할 수 있도록 산업안전보건법 제34조 2항 등에서 검사 검정과 같이 의무화하는 것은 아니지만 다소 강제성의 경향을 갖도록 규정하고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.984-986
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• 2017

일반 시민들이 많이 이용하는 지하철의 안전에 관심이 많으나 안전사고도 끊이지 않고 있다. 그 대책으로 스크린도어가 설치되었지만 스크린도어 사망사고 및 오작동 사례가 적지 않게 야기되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 임베디드 시스템의 센서들을 이용하여 지하철 안전사고 예방을 위한 안전선 시스템을 설계 하였다. 초음파센서를 이용하여 사람이 접근함에 따라 LED 센서 및 부저 센서가 작동하여 상황의 위험성을 알려 안전사고를 예방하도록 설계하고 구현하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.169-172
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• 2005

The performance test result of the Arm Fire Device(Ignition Safety Device) for solid rocket which prevents accidental ignition was described. The results of the closed bomb test and the igniter test of the classical mechanical arm fire device and the advanced electro-mechanical arm fire device were presented, and according to the igniter test result it was realized that the electro-mechanical arm fire device has an advantage in aspect of the action time.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.57-63
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• 2016

Though a valve is a very important part in a system to control properly, it has potential failure caused by gap from valve stem to ball connection, and abrasion, crack, fixation causing operational trouble and accidents. 64% of the valve failure in the real case was the failure of airtightness and most accidents of leakage and explosion were occurred while fixing the failure. While there are no proper safety manual, maintenance procedure and regulation for industrial valves excluding safety valve, safety management for the valves is left to the discretion of the maintenance company. Strict maintenance that removes hazards and emergency response procedure are required to prevent and reduce the loss of accident. This study suggests safety enhancement measures through valve monitoring by investigating the status of use of valve and current maintenance. Enhancement of gas safety management can be acquired by a monitoring system that provides diagnosis for valve status, monitoring real-time gas leakage, management of entire cycle lifetime that can reduce maintenance cost.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.332-335
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• 2011

Electro-Mechanical Ignition Safety Device(EMISD) for solid rocket motor is designed and manufactured. The EMISD utilizes a true rotary solenoid for arming mechanism and an electric squib(initiator) for generating ignition energy. In order to prove the ignition capability of the EMISD, 10-cc Closed Bomb Test(CBT) is performed, which measures the pressure built by high temperature and high pressure gas generated by operating EMISD.